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THE weather wasn’t ideal at the beginning but it didn’t bother the hundreds of runners taking part in the Kerry’s Eye Tralee International Marathon on Saturday. Around 800 took part in the event which consisted of the full, half, 10k and 5k runs and Race Director, Martin O’Sullivan was very […]

TODAY is marathon day and around 800 runners took off from the Tralee Bay Wetlands centre this morning in less than ideal conditions. The Kerry’s Eye sponsored event is in its fifth year and attracts runners from all over the county and country. It was pretty wet when the participants […]

TRALEE Marathon organisers are looking for stewards and volunteers to help run the event on Saturday March 18. The organisers require people to volunteer a few hours to help cover some key spots along the route, with time slots of 9.30 am-12.30 pm and 12.00 pm- 3.00 pm. The marathon is taking […]

SATURDAY was a marvellous day for runners with the Tralee International Marathon taking place. Around 800 took part in the full and half marathon races, sponsored by Kerry’s Eye, which brought a nice economic boost to the town with many people coming down and staying overnight. The finish line in […]

IT was a long and rewarding day for hundreds of runners yesterday as they completed their full and half marathons in town. The weather cleared up in the early morning to provide perfect conditions for the fit bunch of runners as they made their way around the route. Marcus Howlett of […]

THE training was completed, now all they had to do was run it! Three hundred runners gathered at the Aqua Dome this morning for the start of the Kerry’s Eye Tralee International Marathon with everyone in good spirits for the gruelling 26 miles ahead. The misty rain arrived just as they were […]

SPORT takes centre stage in town this weekend as The Kerry’s Eye Tralee Marathon and the O’Connor Cup ladies football third-level colleges competition takes place. Hotels, B&Bs, retailers pubs and restaurants should see a big pick up in trade as hundreds of people come to the town. Over 800 runners will […]

‘RUN The Kingdom’ (RTK) which is the event management company behind the Tralee Marathon, has conducted a poll to find out what competitors and visitors to the town thought of the hugely popular event. Over the last four weeks 203 people took part in the survey which threw up some interesting results. When […]

IT was another fantastic Tralee Marathon on Sunday with almost 850 people crossing the finishing line, in both the full and half events, at The Mall. There were very emotional scenes on some occasions as athletes completed the course and there was great support along the route from members of the public and, […]